Today and tomorrow: impact of climate change on aphid biology and potential consequences on their mutualism with ants

Blanchard, Solène; Lognay, Georges; Verheggen, François; Detrain, Claire

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Today and tomorrow: impact of climate change on aphid biology and potential consequences on their mutualism with ants

Blanchard, Solène; Lognay, Georges; Verheggen, François et al.

2019 • In Physiological Entomology

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chemical communication; aphid-ant interaction; behaviour; honeydew production; population dynamics

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[en] Recent studies about mutualism are considering the complexity and versatility of the relation as well as highlighting the importance of the cost/benefit balance between the two protagonists. As species interactions are highly dependent on the environment, the climate changes that are foreseen for the coming years, are expected to have significant impacts on the evolution of mutualistic interactions. Among mutualisms, the aphid-ant interaction is well documented, partly explained by the pest status of aphids. This literature review focuses on the impact of climate change (particularly atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration and temperature) on aphids’ biology and the potential consequences on their mutualistic interactions with ants. We provide an overview of the published reports that deal with the effects of temperature and carbon dioxide on aphids, for which a positive, a negative or a no-effect was highlighted. A discussion is then provided on how climatic changes can alter four major components of aphid biology that are shaping their interaction with ants: (1) aphid population growth, (2) aphid behavior and mobility, (3) honeydew production and composition, and (4) semiochemistry. At the end of the review, we discuss limits to such studies on aphid-ant mutualism as well as the information still needed to predict how climate change might impact this kind of relationship.

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Environmental sciences & ecology

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Blanchard, Solène ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Gestion durable des bio-agresseurs

Lognay, Georges ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Chimie des agro-biosystèmes

Verheggen, François ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Agronomie, Bio-ingénierie et Chimie (AgroBioChem) > Gestion durable des bio-agresseurs

Detrain, Claire; Université Libre de Bruxelles - ULB > Ecologie Sociale

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English

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Today and tomorrow: impact of climate change on aphid biology and potential consequences on their mutualism with ants

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[en] Aujourd'hui et demain : impact du changement climatique sur la biologie des pucerons et conséquences potentielles sur leur mutualisme avec les fourmis

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2019

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Physiological Entomology

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0307-6962

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1365-3032

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Wiley, Oxford, United Kingdom

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climate change and multitrophic interactions

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F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique

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